IBM T 541 User Manual

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T541 Flat Panel Monitor

User Guide

First Edition (September / 2002)

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Setting up the monitor ...............................................................................................2

System Hardware Requirements .........................................................................2

Handling Instructions ...........................................................................................2

Desk Top Use.......................................................................................................3

Monitor Installation ....................................................................................................4

Connecting your Monitor......................................................................................4

Switching on your Monitor....................................................................................5

Monitor Driver Installation .........................................................................................6

Driver installation for Windows 95 or Windows 98...............................................6

Driver installation for Windows 2000 or Windows Me..................................................7

Driver installation for Windows XP ................................................................................8

Image Setup for Analog Input ..................................................................................9

Auto Setup ...........................................................................................................9

AutoSetup for Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP or Windows NT

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Adjusting the image settings in DOS..................................................................11

Manually adjusting the image settings ...............................................................12

Ergonomic Considerations......................................................................................13

Workplace preparation.......................................................................................13

Working Practices ..............................................................................................13

Adjusting the Monitor Position ...............................................................................14

Caring for your Monitor ......................................................................................14

Adjusting Your LCD Monitor ...................................................................................15

User controls......................................................................................................15

On-screen display (OSD) controls .....................................................................16

Further Information ..................................................................................................19

Display modes ...................................................................................................19

Power Management...........................................................................................20

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................21

Specifications ...........................................................................................................23

Contents

T541 Flat Panel Monitor User Guide

Setting up the monitor

Handling InstructionsHandling Instructions

1. Do not support the monitor within the screen area. The Liquid Crystal Display is glass and can be damaged by rough handling or excessive pressure.

2. Before using your monitor for the first time, remove the clear protective film from the front of the screen.

System Hardware Requirements

This monitor requires a computer with a suitable on-board sub-system or Video Adapter card that can support XGA 1024 x 768, SVGA 800 x 600, or VGA 640 x 480 at 60Hz.

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Desk Top Use - Remove the clip on stand models

Before adjusting your monitor for the first time, remove the locking clip on rear of the stand. Carefully hold the screen of the monitor and then sqeeze at arrows shown to remove(figure A).

(A)

Connecting your Monitor

Monitor Installation

1. Turn off your computer and all attached devices. Next, unplug the power cord(s) to your computer and all attached devices.

2. Connect the signal cable. The analog signal cable is already connected to your monitor. The analog connector is the blue connector.

When connecting the analog signal cable (Figure A) Connect the free end of the attached signal cable to the 15-pin Monitor

port on the computer and tighten screws.

If connecting a DVI-D digital signal cable (Figure B) Connect one end of the monitor signal cable to the white connector on the rear panel of the monitor. Connect the other end to the white connector on the rear panel of the computer and tighten the screws.

(Figure B)

(Figure A)

Cable not supplied (Optional)

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1. Switch on your monitor by pushing and releasing the power switch marked [ ] at the front of the bezel. [To switch off your monitor, push and release the power switch again.]

2. Switch on your computer.

3. If you are using the analog connector, run AUTO SETUP by following the instructions in the Auto Setup section on page 9.

Switching on your Monitor

3. Connect the power cord to the monitor and then plug the power cord into a properly grounded outlet. Next, reconnect the power cord(s) to your computer and all attached devices.

To use the Plug and Play feature in Microsoft®Windows®95 or Windows 98, files should be loaded from the IBM Monitor CD.

1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.

2. Ensure that the monitor is connected correctly.

3. Turn on the monitor and then the system unit. Allow the system to boot into Windows95 or Windows98.

Your computer’s Plug and Play code may warn you that your system hardware has changed. This means that it has detected your new monitor for the first time.

4. Open the DISPLAY PROPERTIES window by clicking START, SETTINGS,

CONTROL PANEL and then double - clicking on the DISPLAY icon.

5. Click the SETTINGS tab.

• In case of Windows 95 :

6 - 1. Click the CHANGE DISPLAY TYPE button.

2. Click the CHANGE MONITOR TYPE button.

• In case of Windows 98 :

6 - 1.Click the ADVANCED button.

2. Click the MONITOR tab.

Open the

UPGRADE DEVICE DRIVER WIZARD window by clicking on

CHANGE button and then select the NEXT button.

4. Click the “Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that

I can choose a specific driver” and then select the NEXT button.

7. Insert the Setup CD into the CD driver: and click the HAVE DISK button.

8. Click OK.

9. Ensure that the CD drive letter is selected, and then select the ‘Drivers’ folder.

10.Choose IBM T541 monitor and Click OK. The files will be copied from the CD to your hard disk drive.

11.Close all open windows and remove the CD.

12.Restart the system.

The system will automatically select the maximum refresh rate and corresponding Color Matching Profiles.

Monitor Driver Installation

Driver installation for Windows 95 or Windows 98

This section must be completed before continuing with the

Windows95 or Windows98

Auto Setup on page 10.

On LCD monitors, unlike

CRTs, a faster refresh rate does not improve display quality. IBM recommends using either 1024 x 768 at a refresh rate of 60Hz or 640 x 480 at a refresh rate of 60Hz.

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